As much as I like my 300RUM, sometimes it's nice to go with a lighter gun and less recoil. My Savage Lightweight Hunter in .260REM is a joy to carry and shoot. I was using handloaded 120 grain Ballistic Tips and Nosler brass for this Wyoming antelope in 2014, shot was 135 yards.
This February I was fortunate enough to hunt Barbary sheep on public ground in New Mexico. On day three of the hunt I got this ram at 200 yards with my 300RUM and 180 grain AccuBonds. The toughest and most memorable hunt I've been on.
My sons 2016 Nevada antelope shot with 150 grain Nosler Partition from a Remington .270. The range was 244 yards so there was no bullet to recover. Yes we know it's overkill but they shoot extremely well from that rifle and he has 2 boxes of Federal Premium Vital Shock ammo leftover from his 2015 bull elk hunt that he took with the same bullet.
Is Randy11 the same individual that the Big Fin hunted with? I believe it was mountain goat or sheep,if I remember the episode correctly. Glad to see he's doing well.
Drove from Boston, MA to Wyoming solo. Hunted 10 days of Archery and had lots of close calls, but couldn't quite get it done. Day 11 was the rifle opener. Up at 2:30, hiking at 3:45. 2.5 hours later I made it to a remote clearing in a different drainage and got this guy right as it started to get light. Packed him out that afternoon and the next day by myself, chalking up 22 miles over 3 loads. Got in the car, drove back to Boston. I've eaten tenderloins, but otherwise am still cutting, wrapping and freezing. Can't wait until next year!
My 2014 Idaho Bull shot with a 140 gr. Nosler Accubond out of my .270 Win. Double lung with complete pass through at 50 yards. He went about twenty yards and tipped over.
Didn't you guys get the memo that you need a magnum to kill moose and elk?!?!? Awesome animals guys. Here is mine from this year. 130 Grain Accubond at 406 yards. Folded at the shot.
The above Nosler Ballistic Tip worked perfectly from 342 yards on my 2016 Montana antelope - the Ballistic Tip before this one just damaged some Montana sagebrush due to shooter error.